Kathy J. Hinz, Ed.D. Superintendent at Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 | Official website
Kathy J. Hinz, Ed.D. Superintendent at Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 | Official website
These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 42.7% who did.
The total number Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 7.4% from the previous school year.
Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 roughly covers schools within McHenry County and has a main office in Crystal Lake.
The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing toward state standards in English language arts and mathematics.
Recent IAR data shows that while Illinois students improved slightly in the test, math performance remains below pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, 28.4% of students met math benchmarks, compared to 31.8% in 2019. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity.
The disparities were even more pronounced in math. White students achieved a proficiency rate of 38.7%, while Black students achieved 9.1% and Hispanic students 15.6%. Asian students achieved the highest proficiency rates in both subjects, hitting 68.2% in ELA and 61.4% in math.
| School | District | Students who did not meet met standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Elementary School | Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 | 82.4% |
| Coventry Elementary School | Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 | 70.7% |
| Husmann Elementary School | Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 | 68.4% |
| Indian Prairie Elementary School | Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 | 63.2% |
| Lundahl Middle School | Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 | 59.1% |
| West Elementary School | Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 | 58.2% |
| North Elementary School | Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 | 56.2% |
| Hannah Beardsley Middle School | Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 | 51.2% |
| Richard F. Bernotas Middle School | Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 | 51.1% |
| Woods Creek Elementary School | Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 | 50.6% |
| Glacier Ridge Elementary School | Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 | 50% |
| South Elementary School | Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 | 48% |
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